Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Under the hot September sun, the Novice Nine tool up the three point stance: centre Richard Hicl ling; tackles Jim Coxon and John Toles, guards Chris Thomp- son and Glenn Wright, ends Mike Appleby and Greg Beckett, and flankers Steve McBride and Dave Piatt. All played admirably at positions where bruises come routinely as breathing, and whose glory is unsung. Defence was a greater challenge. Having taken the largest members for the offence, it was decided that a quick mobile 5-5-2 Oaklahoma Shift defence was the best choice. The defence was a complete rookie unit. Initially, terms like the blitz or zone coverage were the obscure rhetoric of Monday Night Football . As the season progressed, what was once obscure rhetoric, became a day to day reality. Under the leadership of Gary Gray, and aided by the tenacious tackling of Dave Green, Scott Johnson and Bob Smith, the unit produced 12 interceptions, 7 fumbles, 7 quarterback sacs and 2 blocked kicks, while allowing an average of 16 points per game. By the season ' s end, the record board showed a five win, four loss season, three of those defeats by a touchdown or less. However the win-loss column was only part of the story. Two and a half months of hard effort has transformed individuals into a cohesive veteran team. It was only fitting that the last game a- gainst a somewhat strengthened Lakefield team, although a 32-27 loss, was the best game of the season. Both coaches, Mr. Singer and Mr. Turner, thank the team for a rewarding season and the promise of success in future years. D.S. GAME RECORD AC Lakefield 49 Won AC SAC 37 6 Won AC Ridley 12 16 Lost AC Ridley 7 15 Lost L AC UCC 14 7 Won AC Hillfield 7 37 Lost Hewitt AC TCS 33 13 Won Pike AC SAC 42 16 Won Wright AC Lakefield 27 32 Lost Keates LEADING SCORERS 98 84 26 12 ' J ' r

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Under 15 -S ?SiS2lfel j ifij ' -i 14 1 ' M BJiijfi u.?;: 41 1 J FRONT ROW; Stoneham. Appleby I. Pike, Keates II. Thompson III, Hewitt, Gray II. SECOND ROW; Hamilton II, Devitt, Harmer, Gilchrist, Green III. Arnott, Washington, Johnston. THIRD ROW; McBride II, Coxon. Smith II. Bruce. Wannamaker. Hickling, Scott. Wright II. BACK ROW; Mr. Turner, Mr. Singer. The big question at the begin- ning of the 1975 season was whether or not this year ' s team could match the success of the previous season. In September, thirty rookies and one veteran appeared on the Powell ' s House field, knowing little of trap blocks and three point stan- ces . Between the Northern Campus and inexperience, the season looked to be a rough row to hoe. The crucial key at this level of football is to put points on the board. The offense, led by the only returning veteran, Dave Keates, and rookie Jamie Washington, surpassed the previous year ' s point total by producing 228 points, an average of 25 points per game! Tim Pike provided the necessary speed for the end sweeps while Rob Hewitt churned up the tough years through the middle. Both backs compiled over 1,000 yds. this season. As every experienced halfback will attest to, yardage cannot be made without the men in the ' pit ' , where guile and deter- mination are the keys and own or be owned the challenge.

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Firsts S o c c e r FRONT ROW; Durrant, Bloemen II, Zahorvskis. Morgan I, Slattery I, Johnson I. CENTRE ROW: Mr. Revill, Roloff, Taylor I, Peart I, Marsh, Klymas, Maslon. BACK ROW: Wetmore, Vieira, VanTighem II, Mr. Larsen. The creek field took on a com- pletely new look in September 1975, where we were playing organized soccer at a Senior Level for the first time. We were all quite apprehensive of the standard of the league we were joining, but I venture to say that our spirit and enthusiasm over- came (to some extent) our lack of basic skills. Soccer is not a sport in which one can put a group of people together and expect them to play with any real skill. It takes mon- ths of coaching and effort to get anywhere at all. Our Coach, Mr. Revill, had only a couple of weeks to weld the team together before the first game. His job was momentous, but we had to start somewhere. During our first few practices, we seemed quickly to dwindle in numbers, due to castoffs and later injuries, so our tactics had to be modified. Finally, we had a squad of fifteen. Let me tell you a bit about some of our players. Our forwards, I believe, were very strong and fast, although not always working together. Few teams are blessed with a good left winger, and we were no ex- ception. We experimented with Jim Wetmore, of the dazzling footwork, and Bruce Peart who had the amazing skill of running into our inside forward John Slat- tery. Slatts is one of those few players who create a breakthrough out of nothing - maybe because of his low centre of gravity.